Bean bag rounds used to subdue armed man

Police say a 23-year-old man in custody is unfit to be interviewed over the death of a woman at Sunshine West.

The body of the 59-year-old was found in a bungalow shortly after police were called to the area over a neighbourhood dispute around 7:30am (AEDT).

Police say they used bean bag rounds to subdue the armed man who was subsequently taken to the Sunshine Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

Superintendent Glenn Weir says police called in the critical incident response team to negotiate with the man who was believed to have been armed with a weapon. It is not known whether it was a knife, axe or tomahawk.

The area was cordoned off and police stormed the house about two hours after they were called to the scene.

"A bean bag round was deployed," said Superintendent Weir.

"She (the victim) had fairly significant trauma injuries to several parts of her body.

"We haven't identified the woman in the house, so in terms of the relationship and the (alleged) offender, we don't know.

"There are some indications that they knew each other."

The suspect is being held in the custody centre.

Police doorknocked the area and are appealing for information.

"This is a normal, quiet residential property. This is not a street that causes us a particular concern," Superintendent Weir said.

Three others involved in the initial dispute were treated for minor injuries.

Members of the local Sudanese community arrived at the scene and were visibly distressed.

Sudanese community leader Ayuen Ataik says the family who lived at the property are from Sudan and had been in Australia for about 10 years.

"They are good family. We are very sad because we don't know (what happened)".

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